Ending 16th Sep, 2024 19:00

Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection

 
Lot 50
 

50

An Adelaide Huret bisque shoulder head fashion doll with accessories

the plump pale bisque head with blue painted eyes and black pupils that edge the upper black eyeliner, painted lashes and lightly-feathered brows, accented nostrils and eye corners, closed mouth with accented lips, and with fair mohair wig to leather pate, the bisque shoulder plate to kid leather body and jointed composition limbs, she wears brown banded taffeta gown, velvet hat and white leather heeled Huret shoes, blue stamped mark to chest, 40.5cm high; together with an additional pair of Huret brown leather heeled shoes, 6cm toe to heel, and a Huret silk corset (3)

Provenance:
The estate of the late Eve Clarke

Sold for £16,000


Condition Report

No hairlines or cracks evident under UV light, one negligible pale blemish to left hand cheek (image 25), some cracking to painted composition body, otherwise appearing in very nice condition. See additional images. Not possible to fully undress without snipping threads on her bloomers.

 

Auction: Teddy Bears & Dolls - Timed Online - to include the Eve Clarke Collection, ending 16th Sep, 2024

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